Author: Isabel Allende
Translator(s): Margaret Sayers Peden
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 437
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172236085
Description
From one of the world’s best-loved storytellers comes a magical novel of adventure and discovery – the sequel to Isabel Allende’s best-selling City of the Beasts.
Fifteen-year-old Alex Cold, his friend Nadia and is eccentric grandmother Kate embark on a journey to a mysterious, hidden land high in the Himalayas. There they find that the peaceful, spiritual lifestyle of the Forbidden Kingdom, which has remained unchanged for generations, is under threat. The Collector, a rich westerner, is plotting to steal the Golden Dragon, a valuable statue that can foretell the future.
Full of the imagination and wonder that has made Isabel Allende one of the world’s best-selling authors, Kingdom of the Golden Dragon is an enthralling work of fiction that will delight the thousands of readers who bought and loved City of the Beasts.
REVIEWS
Written with Allende’s characteristic verve, City of the Beasts is the kind of accomplishment to show young readers that there’s more to life than Harry Potter.
-Literary Review
A vivid fable, Allende’s prose soars.
-Guardian
Marvellous, marvel-filled, Beautifully written and utterly entrancing.
-Independent on Sunday
Contents
CHAPTER ONE
The Land of Snow and Ice
CHAPTER TWO
The Valley of the Yetis
CHAPTER THREE
Three Fabulous Eggs
CHAPTER FOUR
The Collector
CHAPTER FIVE
Eagle and Jaguar
CHAPTER SIX
Cobras
CHAPTER SEVEN
The Sect of the Scorpion
CHAPTER EIGHT
In the Forbidden Kingdom
CHAPTER NINE
Kidnapped
CHAPTER TEN
Boroba
CHAPTER ELEVEN
The White Eagle
CHAPTER TWELVE
The Totemic Jaguar
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Medicine for the Mind
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Golden Dragon
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
The Cave of the Bandits
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
The Cliff
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
The Yeti Warriors
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The Fortified Monastery
CHAPTER NINETEEN
The Battle
CHAPTER TWENTY
The Prince